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Ten Bucks A Speech

Ten bucks to miss
Ted Cruz on campus,
A bargain at
Twice the price.

Ten bucks to stay
Clear of his presence
And do something
Much more nice.

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Students were aware of the rule. One of them posted about it on her Facebook page. Citing another student, she wrote, “Students will either attend Convocation and lend to the illusion of widespread support for Sen. Cruz, or they will be subject to administrative punishment — specifically, four reprimands and a $10 fine — if they are absent.”

Margaret Soltan, March 25, 2015 9:12PM
Posted in: forms of religious experience

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3 Responses to “Ten Bucks A Speech”

  1. Alan Allport Says:

    Ten bucks? Surely students exhibiting such regrettable symptoms of counter-revolutionary behavior ought to be writing confessional essays apologizing for their failure to understand the direction of world-historical events.

  2. Margaret Soltan Says:

    Alan: I like capitalism’s approach better: Make them pay.

  3. J. Remarque Says:

    When other politicians or presidential candidates show up at universities, schools, factories, or military facilities, how many of the people in the audience really want to be there? It’s weird that the press is acting as if Ted Cruz invented this mendacity.

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